__________________* I have the right to live, thus I have the right to defend my life from attackers who would take it from me.
* I have the right to my private property, thus I have the right to defend my property from thieves who would take it from me.
* I have the right to self-determination, thus I have the right to defend my liberty from tyrants who would take it from me.
* The only usable tools for these tasks are guns, and thus I have the right to shoot anyone who would take my guns from me.

A lot of geologists will tell you that the New York area is prone to very infrequent but very severe earthquakes. Do you know what happens to trash dump type fill along a shoreline when you get a really severe earthquake? It tends to turn to quicksand, and buildings sink right into it. You also get 'sand blows'; large geysers of sand and water boiling out of the ground all over the place. The fill right along the water usually slumps into the water and disappears, along with whatever is built on it.

__________________* I have the right to live, thus I have the right to defend my life from attackers who would take it from me.
* I have the right to my private property, thus I have the right to defend my property from thieves who would take it from me.
* I have the right to self-determination, thus I have the right to defend my liberty from tyrants who would take it from me.
* The only usable tools for these tasks are guns, and thus I have the right to shoot anyone who would take my guns from me.

__________________* I have the right to live, thus I have the right to defend my life from attackers who would take it from me.
* I have the right to my private property, thus I have the right to defend my property from thieves who would take it from me.
* I have the right to self-determination, thus I have the right to defend my liberty from tyrants who would take it from me.
* The only usable tools for these tasks are guns, and thus I have the right to shoot anyone who would take my guns from me.

Actually, a pretty large part of southern Manhattan has been built out. Here's a redraft of the original New Amsterdam Castello Plan. Ooh, and here's an interactive version of it. And finally, this site has some overlays of different maps on current Manhattan. Of course, that's another 100 years before the ship in question.

I like the theory that the ship was cut up and brought over from the nearby wharf. If that is true, if they still have records from the wharf they might even be able to identify the ship.

Actually, a pretty large part of southern Manhattan has been built out. Here's a redraft of the original New Amsterdam Castello Plan. Ooh, and here's an interactive version of it. And finally, this site has some overlays of different maps on current Manhattan. Of course, that's another 100 years before the ship in question.

I like the theory that the ship was cut up and brought over from the nearby wharf. If that is true, if they still have records from the wharf they might even be able to identify the ship.

LOL, thanks. I spent about a hour ***ing around looking for something like that yesterday.

In the past I remember one where they showed the original outline (Castillo plan) then overlaid the growth other the years. (By saw it I mean hard copy during the 1980s or so.)

There was a Discovery Channel show called We Built This City a while back that dealt with Paris, London and New York City, and had graphics showing the growth of the cities using CGI. I recall them showing the expansion of Manhattan Island at one point. It was a similar CGI look as to some of the city growth stuff they just did in America: The Story of Us.

Move the slider control at the bottom of the map labeled '1609 layer'.

__________________* I have the right to live, thus I have the right to defend my life from attackers who would take it from me.
* I have the right to my private property, thus I have the right to defend my property from thieves who would take it from me.
* I have the right to self-determination, thus I have the right to defend my liberty from tyrants who would take it from me.
* The only usable tools for these tasks are guns, and thus I have the right to shoot anyone who would take my guns from me.